"Analyze volume" does not seem to have any effect

[knut]

My settings are:
Tools -> Options -> Player -> Volume Leveling -> Target Volume Levels -> Level playback volume: per track
Play -> Level Playback Volume selected

When I do an "Analyze Volume" on a track, the track gets a value in the "Track Volume" column, but I can hear no difference in the playback volume level.
Even if I change the "Track Volume" of a track manually, say from -12.0 dB to +12.0 dB, there is still no noticable difference in playback volume.

What am I missing here?

[Mizery_Made]

Are you doing this while the track is playing? I believe I have analyzed tracks while they were playing and heard no difference, however after with pausing or disabling then re-enabling leveling adjusted the volume appropriately. Beyond that, I can't think of any causes for there being no effect.

[knut]

Thank you for your quick reply and suggestions!

I already tried the things you suggested before I posted my question: Pausing while analyizing or changing the track volume, disabling and re-enabling volume leveling. I even tried to close and restart MM. No luck.

But after a little further investigation, I think I may have found the explanation: If I just enter a value in the "Track Volume" column without doing an "Analyze Volume" on the track first, it has no effect. But if I first "Analyze Volume" on the track, then I can change the "Track Volume" value manually, to "override" the result of the volume analysis. I suppose there is a very good reason why it must be like this, and I should probably have known it all along...

Anyway, problem solved, I think. Thanks again for your help!

[rovingcowboy]

seems like a bug in the mediamonkey directsound output plugin. i don't seem to get any difference either but when i change to the wav out put plugin i can hear a difference.